The destruction of World Trade Centre has led to a further _____ of the dollars VALUE 3.. The Government has decided to close all the _______ pits ECONOMY 4.. He’s really hot – headed..
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Exercise 1
1 Imprisonment without trial is totally in a democracy ACCEPT
2 The destruction of World Trade Centre has led to a further _ of the dollars VALUE
3 The Government has decided to close all the _ pits ECONOMY
4 You should be ashamed of your _ behaviour during the competition
HONESTY
5 I _ how wide the stream was and fell in JUDGEMENT
6 Workers who have been dismissed are planning a big strike FAIR
7 There are so many in this report that it’ll have to be written again ACCURATE
8 Overpopulation often leads to the of our natural resources ADEQUATE
9 Deforestation has indicated a serious in our environment BALANCE
10 He’s too _ to make a good leader DECIDE
Exercise 2
1 A terrible famine is threatening this country Bread is practically EXIST
2 He’s really hot – headed He’s very _ for his age MATURITY
3 Doing homework is _ duty for a student AVOID
4 Beethoven is regarded as one of the _ of classical music MORTAL
5 His charm is _, but I still don’t trust him DENIAL
6 The painting is genuine It’s worth thousands os dollars DOUBT
7 He’s _ in his loyalty: sometimes he supports us, sometimes he against us CONSIST
8 Living such a long way from the shop can be very
CONVENIENCE
9 A frozen chicken should be allowed to completely before cooking FROST
10 Young people who want _ from their parents often gain success early DEPEND
Exercise 3
1 I had strongly objected to his idea Now I could see that he was obviously to me FRIEND
2 Low tax, high spending, biig budget deficit have led to of the county’s economy STABLE
3 You’ll never know how she’ll react She’s so PREDICT
4 Some people think it’s _ for men not to stand up when a woman comes in to the room POLITE
5 It’s virtually _ to predict future accurately
POSSIBILITY
6 It seems to change the timetable so often LOGICAL
7 The students are doing experiment to remove from silver
PURE
8 He had intention of appropriating the house of his own brother He was behaving RATION like an animal
9 Her criminal record her from serving on the jury QUALIFY
10 He’s so suspicious that he would _ his own mother TRUST
Exercise 4
1 The children were punished for their _ BEHAVE
2 While walking in the moutain, we came across a quarry USE
3 In a democracy, each citizen has the right to the working of the Government MYSTERY
4 Expenditure on road repairs has been cut to an _ minimum REDUCE
5 It’s her _ performance that made her unknown in the field of Pop music
FREQUENCY
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7 Burning gas is an way of heating a house Coal is much cheaper
ECONOMY
8 It’s for buses to run on Sundays ECONOMY
9 The child had told a white lie to his mother and now he’s suffering from the _ SECURE
10 He won’t stand any _ fron the staff SENSE
Exercise 5
1 It’s very difficult to make pan – cakes without a _ frying pan STICK
2 He sat there waiting for the film to start PATIENCE
3 A traffic warden is sticking a parking fine to the windscreen of an parked car LEGAL
4 is a major problem in some developing country LITERATE
5 The only slight _ in this painting is a scratch is the corner PERFECT
6 In many country, women still are to men EQUAL
7 He refused the request for help of his friend GRATE
8 He’s terribly absent – minded He even sometimes _ the number of his children COUNT
9 The weather was so terrible that we had an _ holiday PLEASE
10 In my opinion, weather forecasting is an EXACT
Exercise 6
1 He’s an _ worker He leaves his tools everywhere TIDY
2 He was severely punished for his OBEY
3 It’s _ of you to reject his offer of help He’s a reliable person WISE
4 She’s so _ that she never gets anything done ORGANIZATION
5 Mary is sometimes narrow - minded She has always felt UNDERSTAND
6 Jack was given an unpleasant insight into the in his behaviour SINCERE
7 It’s _ of you not to prepare students for their exams
RESPONSIBLE
8 There are so many _ mysterious in this case SOLUTION
9 On such a hot day, the sea was RESIST
10 It’s an antique vase It’s the only one of its kind worth thousands of pounds REPLACE
Exercise 7
1 She hates the taste of cigarette She must choose a _ to be her husband SMOKE
2 To our great _, it rained on the day of the picnic APPOINT
3 I _ every word Tom says I know he’s unreliable BELIEVE
4 The number 13 is often considered LUCK
5 It is _ to have much sugar in your diet ADVICE
6 In some places, the weather changes so quickly that it’s very _ PREDICT
7 I must apologize for my _ COURTEOUS
8 I wrote _ letters of application, but got no reply END
9 He was discharged from the army for the to his country HONOUR/ LOYAL
10 If you keep driving _, no wonder you will have an accident CARE
Exercise 8
1 We had a marvelous holiday and out trip to the moutains was FORGET
2 Nobody wear clothes like that anymore They are terribly FASHION
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4 He wrote the book alone, so he doesn’t have AUTHOR
5 Even if you’re good at a game, you shouldn’t be CONFIDENT
6 It’s very rude to interrupt someone in SENTENCE
7 Many buildings were after the earthquake in 1980 BUILD
8 Most people who work feel that they are _ PAY
9 She’s having a rest because she has been WORK
10 I’d lost my key, so I couldn’t _ the door LOCK
11 We have temperatures every night in ZERO/ WINTER
12 People who often become EAT / WEIGHT